I have no link for this as it was a front story on i7's Sunrise news this morning. Typical, the major news sites aren't carrying this story.

In the story, Western Australia has been allowing Aids infested temp/working migrants into the State and were advised by Immigration Dept they don't need to have them checked for diseases. Heaps of these migrants are coming here, and said to be in the 1000's.

I've heard about Aids infested migrants before, so maybe the point of the story was the Immigration Dept's take of having them checked?

well thats been said before. and it shouldnt be simply because of the issue of AIDS INFESTED MIGRANTS either. there are plenty of other things they should be done for. and the racial prejideuce toward the white majority area of Cronulla is also one of them.

The hundreds of skilled migrants moving to WA each week on temporary work visas are not being screened for deadly illnesses including HIV, although many come from AIDS hotspots in Asia and Africa.

The revelation has sparked a call from the Public Health Association of Australia for compulsory HIV testing of the migrant workers and their families to prevent victims unwittingly passing on the virus after arriving in Australia.

Executive director Pieta Laut said testing would help victims better manage their illness during their stay of up to four years and help maintain national public health standards.

India and southern Africa, the second and fourth biggest pools of temporary skilled migrants to Australia, have the highest number of HIV sufferers in the world.

Immigration Department figures show that from July to December last year, 204 skilled migrants entered WA on temporary work visas each week.

They are allowed to bring their families with them, meaning the total number of arrivals could be as many as 1000 a week.

Temporary visa holders and their families are sometimes tested for tuberculosis, depending on their country of origin.

They are not tested for HIV unless they do "blood-prone" jobs, such as those who work in health areas.

Yeah I heard the 1000 a week too, but wasn't sure if that was correct.

You know these migrants know the best way to stay is to get some slag banged up and then claim some form of ties to the country.

We all need to make sure these people know they aren't welcome at a public level, even if the Government acts to themselves and advocates they are cherished, etc. Could be as simple as dropping pamphlets in their letter boxes saying they will never be accepted and never to forget this.